Blade-holder magazine

Abstract

The magazine comprises a platform upon which, in slidable disposition, are carried a plurality of blade carriers. The carriers are movable sidewise of the platform, and each such carrier defines a recess in which to nest a blade. The carrier recess is formed of a pair of limbs rising from a base, one of the limbs being integral with the base, and the other being pivotably coupled to an end of the base. The limbs have mutually confronting channels formed therein, with springs set therein, for receiving and latching therein a blade. The pivotable lime is so coupled to the base to allow it to slue and open the recess formed of the confronting channels, so as to release a blade held therein, and to accommodate its closure of the recess by its slueing in the opposite direction to latch and hold a blade in the recess.

We claim: 
     
       1. A blade-holder magazine, comprising: a platform; and   a plurality of blade carriers;   said platform and said carriers having means cooperative for supporting said carriers slidably upon said platform;   each of said carriers having means defining a recess in which nestably to receive a blade; wherein   said recess-defining means comprises a limb; and   said limb comprises means operative for (a) opening said recess, in a first operative mode, to accomodate release of a blade therefrom, and (b) closing said recess, in a second operative mode, to confine said blade therein.   
     
     
       2. A blade-holder magazine, according to claim 1, wherein: said platform has means defining keyways therein; and   said blade carriers have means defining keys slidably engaged with said keyways.   
     
     
       3. A blade-holder magazine, according to claim 1, wherein: said blade carriers have means defining at least one keyway therein; and   said platform has means defining at least one key slidably engaged with said at least one keyway of each of said blade carriers.   
     
     
       4. A blade-holder magazine, according to claim 1, wherein: each of said blade carriers has a base;   said limb is pivotably coupled to said base; and further including   a second limb integral with said base.   
     
     
       5. A blade-holder magazine, according to claim 4, wherein: each of said limbs has a channel formed therein; and   said channels are in confronting relationship, upon said pivotably coupled limb being in said second operative mode.   
     
     
       6. A blade-holder magazine, according to claim 5, wherein: each channel has means therein for latchingly engaging a blade.   
     
     
       7. A blade-holder magazine, according to claim 6, wherein: said means for latchingly engaging a blade comprises a filamentary spring;   an end of said spring is in penetration of its associated limb, and the remainder of said spring is set within the channel of said associated limb.   
     
     
       8. A blade-holder magazine, according to claim 1, wherein: said cooperative supporting means comprises means for accomodating movement of said blade carriers, while supported upon said platform, in lateral transverse of said platform.   
     
     
       9. A blade-holder magazine, according to claim 4, wherein: said blade carriers are supported upon said platform in spaced-apart juxtaposition;   said cooperative suporting means comprises means accomodating movement of said blade carriers sidewise relative to said platform;   said platform has a ramp along one side thereof;   said pivotably-coupled limb has an underlying shoe; and   said shoe rides upon said ramp, upon slidable movement of said blade carrier sidewise upon said platform, to transform said pivotably-coupled limb from its first operative mode to its second operative mode.